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19.11.2013 More than 1,000 officials reportedly implicated in untargeted use of stat funds
Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has discussed the process of implementation of the national budget for 2013

18.11.2013 Tajik delegation to attend EU-Central Asia ministerial meeting in Brussels
Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi heading Tajik delegation today left for Brussels, Belgium to attend the next European Union – Central Asia ministerial meeting that will take place there on November 20

18.11.2013 Small HHPs in Rasht Valley and their impact on local development focus of OSCE report
On Friday November 15, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan presented an assessment on the social-economic impact of small hydroelectric power plants in the Rasht Valley of Tajikistan

17.11.2013 Tajikistan’s savings bank officially opens a new building of its branch in Bokhtar
Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, has officially opened a new building of its branch in the Bokhtar district, Khatlon province

17.11.2013 Tajik ambassador presents credentials to France’s president
On Thursday November 14, Tajik Ambassador to France Homidjon Nazarov presented credentials to President of France François Hollande, according to the Tajik MFA information department

17.11.2013 2,120 kilograms of gold produced in Tajikistan in Jan-Oct 2013
Over the first ten months of this year, gold producing companies operating in Tajikistan have produced 2,120 kilograms of gold, which was 220 kilograms or 23.7 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industry (MoEI)

15.11.2013 Tajikistan’s banking system still far from ideal, says Tajik central bank head
Tajikistan’s banking system, which is still at the stage of formation, is far from ideal, the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) head Abdujabbor Shirinov stated this here on November 14 during the Presentation on the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Caucasus and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook (REO)

15.11.2013 Tajikistan, World Bank discuss feasibility study for CASA 1000 project
On Thursday November 14, Tajik Minister of Finance Safarali Najmiddinov met here with the World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan Ms. Marsha M. Olive

15.11.2013 Tajik, Iranian entrepreneurs meet in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation issues
A meeting of Tajik and Iranian entrepreneurs took place here yesterday on sidelines of an international five-day exhibition that will conclude on November 16, according to Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) press center

14.11.2013 Parliament speaker criticizes central bank’s report on forecasts of monetary policy for 2014
Tajik parliamentary speaker has criticized a report of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) on the forecasts of the country’s monetary policy for 2014 and indictors of the monetary policy for the first nine months of this year

14.11.2013 23 investment projects being implemented in the south of Tajikistan
23 investment projects for a total amount of more than 330 million U.S. dollars are reportedly being implemented in the southern province of Khatlon

13.11.2013 ANDRITZ HYDRO expected to participate in reconstruction of large HPPs in Tajikistan
Tajik Minister of Energy and Industry Gul Sherali last week met in Berlin with senior representatives of ANDRITZ HYDRO, according to the Tajik Embassy in Berlin

13.11.2013 Russia’s largest exporter of cables and wires eyes Tajik market
An official presentation of Russian limited liability company, Kamkabel, took place at Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) in Dushanbe yesterday

13.11.2013 Tajikistan’s inflation for Jan-Oct 2013 stands at 3.1 percent
In Tajikistan, inflation for the first ten months of this year has stood at 3.1 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT)

12.11.2013 International industrial exhibition being held in Dushanbe
An international industrial exhibition, dubbed Tajikistan-2013, is being held in Dushanbe

12.11.2013 Tajikistan to ratify double taxation avoidance agreements with Kuwait and Thailand
Tajik government has submitted the agreements with the governments of Kuwait and Thailand  on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income for ratification to the lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli)

11.11.2013 RusAl intends to disclose all secrets of the supply of alumina to Tajikistan
Alumina & Bauxite Co. Ltd. (Albaco), a subsidiary of Russian aluminum giant RusAl, has filed an application with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court for the appointment of liquidator for CDH Investments Corp (CDH)

11.11.2013 AI urges Rahmon to put human rights firmly on the government’s agenda
On Friday November 8, Amnesty International (AI) released “Memorandum for the newly-elected president of Tajikistan: Respect and protect human rights.”

11.11.2013 Autumn conscription campaign nears completion in Tajikistan
By November 11, Tajikistan has reached 90.17 percent of the autumn conscription campaign target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said

08.11.2013 Coal production reportedly rises 60 percent in Tajikistan
Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has produced more than 432,000 tons of coal, which is 60 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Energy and Industry (MoEI)